Nick Cordero woke up weeks after doctors amputated his leg as part of his coronavirus treatment, Your Content is second to report.
“He is following commands which means his mental status is coming back. This is a long road, a very long road. We are on our way,” his wife Amanda Kloots shared Tuesday on Instagram.
“He is extremely weak, so weak that he can’t close his mouth,” wrote Kloots in a note on her Instagram story. “But he is following commands which means his mental status is coming back. This is a long road, a very long road. We are on our way.”
The news surfaced on The Hollywood Reporter Tuesday evening.
“Our last family photo before Nick got sick. What this man has gone through! Nick is 41 years old,” said Kloots on an Instagram post dated May 8.
“He had no pre-existing health conditions. We do not know how he got COVID-19 but he did. He went to the ER on March 30th and intubated on a ventilator on April 1.”
“Since then has he has suffered an infection that caused his heart to stop, he needed resuscitation, he had two mini strokes, went on ECMO, went on dialysis, needed surgery to removal an ECMO cannula that was restricting blood flow to his leg, a faciatomy to relieve pressure on the leg, an amputation of his right leg, an MRI to further investigate brain damage, several bronchial sweeps to clear out his lungs, a septis infection causing septic shock, a fungus in his lungs, holes in his lungs, a tracheostomy, blood clots, low blood count and platelet levels, and a temporary pacemaker to assist his heart.”
“He has spent 38 days now in the ICU. This disease does not only effect old people. This is real. A perfectly healthy 41 year old man! Bring awareness to his story. STAY HOME! FOLLOW GUIDELINES!”
Kloots added: “This journey with Nick has been the hardest thing we’ve ever had to go through. I ask God for a miracle and my Dad reminded me that God is answering my prayer everyday because he is still with us! Nick is a fighter and has not given up. His doctors and nurses have been truly incredible. Thank you.”
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